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tech.jk Joined: Jul 21, 2008 Posts: 3 Other Topics	Posted Jul 21, 2008 at 9:08:08 AM Subject: Downloading Programs and running them on Linux Ubuntu Hey, i just recently installed Linux Ubuntu on my Acer Aspire 5920. It works PERFECTLY...except for one minor thing that has really managed to bug me...a lot. i downloaded some programs off the internet the other night, and extracted them to my desktop. One of them, floola, a standalone app, has managed to work just perfectly. some of the others, like avidemux, blender, or HandBrake for Linux. But i don't know how to run or install them. is there some kind of parallel to the ever popular windows .exe program installer/file? thanks tech.jk
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Khabi Joined Apr 21, 2008 Posts: 121 Other Topics	Posted: Jul 21, 2008 8:11:21 PM Subject: Downloading Programs and running them on Linux Ubuntu They should be in the Ubuntu repository somewhere, I suggest always installing from whatever repository your distro has if you can. Otherwise, in the files you downloaded should have a README or an INSTALL file with directions on how to do it.
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proopnarine Joined Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 590 Location:San Francisco Other Topics	Posted: Jul 22, 2008 6:26:31 AM Subject: Downloading Programs and running them on Linux Ubuntu Yup, Khabi is correct. Unless you really need some optimizations or customizations, it's preferable to install from you distributions repositories. For example, in Ubuntu go to a commandline and type sudo apt-get install blender Give your password, and watch the rest happen. Take the red pill Climate Change Blog Food Weblog
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tech.jk Joined Jul 21, 2008 Posts: 3 Other Topics	Posted: Jul 22, 2008 7:41:18 AM Subject: Downloading Programs and running them on Linux Ubuntu hehehe... im not really sure what u guys r talking about... i've used a computer before...like heaps of times, but from my first post, im not familiar with Linux Ubuntu...At all except the occasional word processor, file explorer, and all the stuff in WIndows that im pretty good at... :)
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Khabi Joined Apr 21, 2008 Posts: 121 Other Topics	Posted: Jul 22, 2008 8:54:26 AM Subject: Downloading Programs and running them on Linux Ubuntu Hopefully this will help you out then. http://monkeyblog.org/ubuntu/installing/
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